The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-18
A KISS AND A KICKING.
Why Capt. j. P. Walker, U. S. A, Re-
tired, Has Black Eye.


tired, Has a Black Eye.
Capt. John Parker Walker, summer
visitor at Tompkinsville. Staten Island, re-
ceived thrashing on Saturday. The why
and the how of the chastisement are describ-
ed in the following condensation from the
New York Times.
Capt. Walker is about As years old, and
looks almost exactly as Gen. Tecumseh Sher-
man looked at the beginning of the war.
No son ever resembled his father more than
he resembles the General. Like that war
rlor, too, he takes great delight III kissing
pretty girls, but unlike the General, he
does not. please the pretty girls-at
least in Tompkinsville. On Friday af-
ternoon he went into Mrs. Carr's ice
cream saloon, on Richmond turnpike.
There he found little Jessie Solomon,
who had called to see her bosom friend, An
ME Carr, the daughter of the proprietor.
Jessie is petite brunette, Annie is petite
blonde. On the momentous occasion IN
question, Annie was upstairs dressing, and
only Jessie and Mrs Carr were in the
saloon. The gallant Captain asked Jessie
to accompany him into the back room,
where there are some tables, and have a
dish of ice-cream. She went and Mrs.
Carr brought the creams, although Jessie
said she didn't want any. Mrs Carr then
went and looked out of the front door
When Annie came downstairs she found
Jessie IN tears, and Jessie told her that the
Captain was horrid old thing, there, now,
and had kissed her against her will The
girls Immediately left the place, and Jessie,
still crying, went to a married sister and
told her of the Captains misconduct
Now, David Solomon, Jessie's father is an
old and well-to-do resident of Tompkins-
vile, who proudly boasts that he is the
father of nine children-all living. He is a
wldower, and Jessie is his housekeeper. He
was indignant when he heard her story, and
with his stalwart son William, he concerted
measures for the Captains punishment
Their home is at Sherman avenue and the
Richmond turnpike, and the Captain lives
block further up the hill. About o'clock
he came gayly down the hill, swinging
white umbrella. The Solomons were wait
ing for him. The father stopped the Cap
tain as he reached their lot, and charged
him with insulting Jessie. The Captain de-
MED it vigorously, and, some ladies coming
along. he passed on The Solomons followed
him down the street and into Mrs Carr's
saloon. There they tackled him again, and
at last the elder Mr.. Solomon, becoming ex-
asperated beyond control, told his son to
thrash him.
Charles Jansen who is Annie Carr's
BEAU" was in the saloon, and he and the
two Solomons seized the Captain, and
tumbled him out upon the sidewalk Then
William Solomon pitched into him, and, in
spite of vigorous resistance. succeeded in
blackening the Captains right eye and
knocking him down. Just as he was get
ting ready to ''do him up the bystanders
interfered, and the Captain retreated to
drug store adjacent, where he had his
wounds dressed. An authenticated woman,
who has passed among the villagers for the
Captains wife, soon came to the drug store,
and the two departed together When the
people of Tompkinsville learned why Young
Solomon was thrashIng Capt. Walker they
were panied and sorry that anybody had
interfered
A reporter who visited Capt Walkers
house was invited up stairs. Capt. Walker
was lying upon the bed with a wet cloth
over his damaged eye, which will not re-
sumo its normal appearance for many days.
This is a summary of his statement: Il was
in West Point when the war broke out. |
left and served in the Union army during
the war. Then | returned to West Point
and was graduated in 1866. l entered the
regular army, and in time became Captain
of the Third Cavalry. | was placed on the
retired list in 1888. am a member of La
fayette Post, G. A. R., member of the
Ohio Society, and of the Manhattan Chess
Club. | am married man. but my wife is
out West. Gen. Sherman likes to kiss the
girls, but | never knew that he was abused
for it. | shall probably begin legal proceed
ings against the Solomons for their attack
1t was cowardly and unwarranted.n
AN INTERESTING HISTORY.
Capt. John p Walker has a very in
teresting history. In 1888 Capt. Walker
was an officer of the Third cavaly regiment.
Early i'll the spring of that year he was
missing from his regiment. He had not
been granted leave, and the impression,
therefore, was that he had deserted He
was apprehended i'm a short time, and tried
by court-martial for being absent from his
post without leave. He refused the aid of
counsel, and defended himself throughout
the trial. The officers of the Judge Advo-
Gates corps say that defense in an army
trial was never better conducted. Capt.
Walkers arguments were sound, and
there was nothing in his actions to
indicate insanity. Yet it was decided that
he was insane, and he was soon established
at the Government Insane Asylum in the
District of Columbia. Here the Captain
spent but few months, when he was or
dered before a retiring board, and subse-
quently placed on the retired list on account
of disabilities incurred in the line of duty.
After his retirement the Captain remained
in Washington for some time He was haad-
some, an easy conversationalist, and alto
gether possessed nearly all the attractions
calculated to win the fancy of a foolish
lldiutil Although uldIIlett, ne saw no rea-
son why he should not become acquainted
with and visit all the young ladies who were
willing to receive his attentions. He looked
upon beauty with the eye of an artist, and
would visit none but those who possessed it.
His visiting list was large but continually
changing. The same ladies could not be
seen by him more than once or twice. The
Captain had an unfortunate failing He
was pronounced osculator and could not
restrain the desire TO kiss the pretty girls he
visited. His list of acquaintance gradually
diminished, and he left town after he was
almost totally abandoned by the fair. He
received no thrashing here for his festive
conduct, but none who know his little pecu-
liarity are astonished that Tompkinsville
father and brother were called upon to
chastise him.
Rough on the Girls.
From the Broncood (Go0 Reporter.
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